Chad
@bchadhill.bsky.social
NOLA. Xennial. Former Democrat. He/him 🏳️🌈.
Polgreen delivered another compelling op-ed today. 🎁
“The coming world order, whatever it may be, will be shaped by others—and America will need to negotiate its place in it. No matter how selfless our Minnesota martyrs, no matter how valiant our resisters, the kind of America we will be won’t be of our choosing alone”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
Opinion | This Week Has Revealed 3 Types of Americans
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Polgreen delivered another compelling op-ed today. 🎁
"We were not sent to Washington to compromise fundamental values. The methods of execution at the death camps must comply with the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel or unusual punishment or we will filibuster the American Carnage & Death Camp (AC/DC) Act of 2027. The American people deserve no less!"
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"We were not sent to Washington to compromise fundamental values. The methods of execution at the death camps must comply with the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel or unusual punishment or we will filibuster the American Carnage & Death Camp (AC/DC) Act of 2027. The American people deserve no less!"
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one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
Temu Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
(the writers have gotten so lazy lately, they didn't really even bother to change the first name)
(the writers have gotten so lazy lately, they didn't really even bother to change the first name)
The answer is “no”.
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Temu Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
(the writers have gotten so lazy lately, they didn't really even bother to change the first name)
(the writers have gotten so lazy lately, they didn't really even bother to change the first name)
This is grim.
#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026).
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This is grim.
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GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Celebrating Bovino's scalp also strikes me as naively premature. 🧵
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Celebrating Bovino's scalp also strikes me as naively premature. 🧵
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Apologies for yet another Irish Revolution comparison: the Irish population was very much opposed to the Easter Rising in 1916 because downtown Dublin was destroyed for, seemingly, no purpose. Until the British executed James Connolly as he was dying of gangrene. He was strapped to a chair and shot.
There's another way to look at this. ICE is doing everything the military manual tells you not to do to civilian populations because it creates insurgencies where none existed before.
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Apologies for yet another Irish Revolution comparison: the Irish population was very much opposed to the Easter Rising in 1916 because downtown Dublin was destroyed for, seemingly, no purpose. Until the British executed James Connolly as he was dying of gangrene. He was strapped to a chair and shot.
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“Abolish ICE” - ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“Abolish ICE” - ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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This is particularly ironic because I think that a lot of the post-Oct 7 attack on TikTok was driven by people wanting to prevent western audiences from seeing the Gaza genocide with their own eyes. So now we are facing the prospect of a crackdown on TikTok-documented state violence at home.
January 26, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This is particularly ironic because I think that a lot of the post-Oct 7 attack on TikTok was driven by people wanting to prevent western audiences from seeing the Gaza genocide with their own eyes. So now we are facing the prospect of a crackdown on TikTok-documented state violence at home.
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The Resistance Louisiana.
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The Resistance Louisiana.
TikTok is now censoring Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 AM
TikTok is now censoring Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck
An astute and chilling observation.
The American story was always focused on freedom. Republicans said it most. Trump never mentions freedom and it seems to have dropped out of US discourse completely.
January 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
An astute and chilling observation.
Don't let any Blue MAGA apologist tell you there's nothing Dems can do. 🧵
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Don't let any Blue MAGA apologist tell you there's nothing Dems can do. 🧵
Say a prayer for the wife, if saying prayers is something you do.
It's all just too much.
It's all just too much.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Say a prayer for the wife, if saying prayers is something you do.
It's all just too much.
It's all just too much.
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To not destroy the city? WE are not destroying the city. WE ARE PROTECTING THE CITY. WE ARE DOING YOUR JOB.
January 24, 2026 at 5:54 PM
To not destroy the city? WE are not destroying the city. WE ARE PROTECTING THE CITY. WE ARE DOING YOUR JOB.
The linked analysis may seem compelling, but I simply can't trust the judgement of anyone who believes this: "the most promising source of renewed economic dynamism — AI — is likely to worsen inequality and increase societal instability ...."
Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?
The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
The linked analysis may seem compelling, but I simply can't trust the judgement of anyone who believes this: "the most promising source of renewed economic dynamism — AI — is likely to worsen inequality and increase societal instability ...."
I think we underestimate the impact this is going to have.
The kids aren't leaving TikTok, and their brains are about to be cooked.
The kids aren't leaving TikTok, and their brains are about to be cooked.
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed | CNN Business
The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I think we underestimate the impact this is going to have.
The kids aren't leaving TikTok, and their brains are about to be cooked.
The kids aren't leaving TikTok, and their brains are about to be cooked.
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I'm reskeeting this thread because I plan to spend some more time reading all the linked pieces and replies after work.
(UFO shit, if that's of interest to you.)
(UFO shit, if that's of interest to you.)
Alright fuck it I'm bored so I'm gonna start a separate UFO thread here. Feel free to mute if you think I've lost my mind, but someone who worked a UFO-centric job told me in 2024 to look into USAF Plant 42 and "pay attention to where this happens."
FOIA docs showed they were right about Plant 42.
FOIA docs showed they were right about Plant 42.
To my new followers wondering where the fuck that came from, welcome to my next big project www.jezebel.com/what-the-hec...
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I'm reskeeting this thread because I plan to spend some more time reading all the linked pieces and replies after work.
(UFO shit, if that's of interest to you.)
(UFO shit, if that's of interest to you.)
I have *genuinely* become more open to the possibility that Christianity is legitimate due to how strong the parallels are between Trump and the Antichrist. 🧵
the president slowly physically decaying and manifesting what appears to be some kind of stigmata on his hand while becoming more insane and evil would be dismissed as a hacky writing device
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I have *genuinely* become more open to the possibility that Christianity is legitimate due to how strong the parallels are between Trump and the Antichrist. 🧵
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Harrowing NY Times expose of the FBI, with some operational details of Minneapolis investigations & comments from ex-agents on the current federal occupation. The FBI is more fucked than you expect, which makes them less effective AND more dangerous. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Harrowing NY Times expose of the FBI, with some operational details of Minneapolis investigations & comments from ex-agents on the current federal occupation. The FBI is more fucked than you expect, which makes them less effective AND more dangerous. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
Two points are made in this essay that most people do not wish to accept:
(1) Trumpism will outlast Trump.
(2) Elections will not stop Trumpism.
(1) Trumpism will outlast Trump.
(2) Elections will not stop Trumpism.
There is no pre-Trump world to which we can return. That has all been washed away.
And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...
After Trump, the Flood
On the ending of things and the need for post-diluvian politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Two points are made in this essay that most people do not wish to accept:
(1) Trumpism will outlast Trump.
(2) Elections will not stop Trumpism.
(1) Trumpism will outlast Trump.
(2) Elections will not stop Trumpism.